Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-06-09
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

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A New superintendent Engaged-As-
signment of Teachers for the Coming
Year.
The board OF education at the last
meeting elected Prof. j. D.. Stay. A. B.,
of Antwerp, New York, as sup erinten-
dent Of the city schools and principal of
the high school, to succeed Supt. a. f.
Bartlett, A. M, who has accepted o
professorship in Yankton college. Prof.
Stay telegrsphs his acceptance and the
board is very happy in the belief that
they have secured o worthy successor to
Prof. Bartlett, which was the highest
expectation they could have.
The assignment of teachers in the
public schools brings more changes in
position than In person. Prof. Stay be-
comes superintendent and principal,
Miss Henry soes from the third gram
mar to the place OF assistant in the high
school, Mics Cora Pratt 10 promoted
from the second to the third grammar,
Miss Grace E. Frost is promoted from
the first to the second grammar. A
lady from Michigan, Mics Louise Dixon,
takes the first grammar. In the Brown
school house Misses Josephine Todd and
Alice Van Ostrand continue with in
creasing salaries. At the lincoln
| Miss Esther Clark and Miss Lucia
Sanders are retained, which will please
all patrons of that school. In the Web.
ster school Miss Minnie Watrous is pro-
noted to take charge OF the second prim-
airy, and q lady of very high reputation,
| Miss CLARA l., Barker, is called from
New York to take the first primary with
| Miss Grace Hand as assistant. These
changes and promotions are based upon
a thorough study of the schools and will
improve their success. as each teacher is
given the work for which she is best
fitted. The schools of Ysnkton are kept
OF the front.
MISS Maude O. Fellows declined the
reelection rendered her by the board as
assistant in the high school. This was
greatly regretted, as she is at once q
lady of high culture, scholar and a
teacher of the best grade found any.
| where.
Every feature of the correspondence
leading to Prof. Stage election has been
gratifying, and from every quarter came
unqualified testimonials to his character,
ability and experience. He will make o
useful citizen of Yankton and we are
assumed that from the first he will win
the general approval of students, teach
crs and citizens. He adds one more to
the already strong body Of cultivated
and intellectual men Yankton is gather
ng to educational work and councils.
The board of education of Yankton, at
it's last meeting, adopted the following
resolution by unanimous vote:
Resoloed, That we sincerely regret the
decision which takes FROM nj schools
and the board our superintendent, prin.
cipal and secretary, A. +. Bartlett, A
nj, who has served with such gratifying
success during the last five years. Supt,
DhE blSLb Cbu1S w LAC VI Lao A10AASos ShooOA
upon the boards belief In his skill
ability and scholarship without persona
acquaintance or meeting and without {
personal acquaintance in the city
ae fulfilled every good expectation
from the first day to the last in q verJ
high degree. Under his management
our excellent schools have steadily i'm
proved and the results, which are tn,
time tests of methods have proved tn,
wisdom, prudence and high merit of al
his work, His admirable services as til,
head of our schools have been mos
wortbily supplemented by his dutie
!, as a c~ltizens by u private life without re
+ proach. Thus his scholarship, charao
. ter, ability as q teacher and sHperinten
Cdent, his citizenship and private LIT
deserve and receive our eincere CONNER
, dation and wsfnest endorsement to al
the world. We extend to him d con
gratulations and hest wishes for futur
success and prosperity which his idelit.
deserves.